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Our energy market experts have over 100 years of combined experience in the supply, retail and terminal oil business, and over 30 years experience in hedging commodities.
| Meet the Hedge Solutions Team |
Richard M. Larkin, President, a veteran of the heating oil industry, founded Hedge Solutions in 1993. The company has held steadfast to Rich’s philosophy since its inception. “If you educate your client, give him the independent advice that he can’t get anywhere else, stick with proven long term hedging principles, and inundate him with accurate information, then he will be your client indefinitely”. Retaining customers still remains the company’s highest priority. Rich’s business model was derived from the belief that energy marketers faced with a variety of purchasing options would find value in retaining an independent and trustworthy advocate.
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Aviral Chopra, Risk Analyst, came to Hedge Solutions in 2005 from Texas A&M University, where he received his master’s degree in Applied Economics. He manages the trading book for Northland Energy, sister company to Hedge Solutions. Originally from India, Avi is regularly quoted about the energy markets on CNBC, broadcast in his home country.
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Taylor Hudson, Account Executive, has been a key member of the Hedge Solutions team since 2001. In addition to his responsibilities as an Account Executive, Taylor works continuously to improve derivatives strategies and management tools for clients. He regularly contributes articles to Oil & Energy, a publication of the New England Fuel Institute. Taylor graduated from Virginia Tech, earning both a B.S. and M.S. in Applied Economics, with a focus on commodity market analysis and price forecasting.
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Mark Skaparas, Account Executive, joined our team in Spring 2008. His background in the oil industry includes serving the needs of marketers with Irving Oil , Rio Energy and Angus Energy.
At Irving Mark managed a territory of almost two hundred accounts with a volume of over 242,000,000 gallons while actively consulting customers on pricing, fuel requirements, availability, and risk management. As a Wholesale Marketing Representative at Rio Energy, he coordinated pricing and supply with the trading department on a daily basis while servicing accounts throughout the northeast.
While at Angus Energy, Mark provided trading and risk management services throughout New England to heating oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, and propane distributors.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Oilheat Council.
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Kris Magnusson, Manager of Client Support
We are pleased to announce that Kris Magnusson has joined our team as Manager of Client Support. Kris knows the petroleum industry well. She grew up in her family’s heating oil business and later worked in operations at the Oil Heat Council of New Hampshire.
Kris has recently held positions at Irving Oil as a project analyst and at Direct Capital as a Commercial Product Manager. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and holds an MBA from the Whittemore School of Business at the University of New Hampshire.
Kris is the mother of two teenage daughters and lives with her husband in Brentwood, NH. Kris serves on the Exeter Region Cooperative School Board and the Rockingham County 4-H Foundation.
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